Monday, 28 November 2005
07:30 – 09:00 |
Registration |
09:00 – 10:00 |
Welcome addresses by:Khon Kaen Governor, |
10:00 – 10:15 |
Chairman of the Organizing Committee report |
10:15 – 10:30 |
Presiding inaugural address |
10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee / Tea |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Strategic
management for poverty alleviation of people inhabited problem soil areas by |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Poor soils make poor people and
poor people make the soil worse by Dr. Alfred E. Hartemink |
12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
Session 1. Global extent of tropical sandy soils and their pedogenesis
Chairman:
Pisoot Vijarnsorn |
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13:00 – 13:40 |
Sandy soils of Asia: a new
frontier for agricultural development? |
13:40 – 14:00 |
Analysis of spatial distribution patterns of soil
properties and their determining factors on a
sloped sandy cropland in Northeast Thailand. |
14:00 – 14:20 |
Sandy soils of Cambodia. |
14:20 – 14:40 |
Soil characteristics and crop
suitability of sandy soils in Hainan, China. |
14:40 – 15:00 |
Sandy soils in Southern and
Eastern Africa: Extent, properties and management. |
15:00 – 15:20 |
Coffee / Tea |
15:20 – 15:40 |
Coastal sandy soils and constraints for crops in Binh Thuan Province, Southern Central Vietnam. Nguyen Cong Vinh |
Session 2. Socio-economic imperatives
Chairman:
Pisoot Vijarnsorn |
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16:20 – 16:40 |
Challenges for farmer-researcher
partnerships for sandy soils in Northeast Thailand. |
16:40 – 17:00 |
Farming systems in the sandy
area of the Thua Thien Hue Province, central Vietnam. Survey of
socio-economic situation and constraints identified by farmers. |
Session 3. Chemical properties and their effect on productivity
Chairman:
Narong Chinabut |
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13:00 – 13:40 |
Managing sandy soils in Northeast
Thailand. |
13:40 – 14:00 |
Changes in soil chemical
properties under two contrasting plantation systems on the Zululand coastal plain, South
Africa. |
14:00 – 14:20 |
Clay mineral dissolution
following intensive cultivation in a tropical sandy soil. |
14:20 – 14:40 |
Hydrotalcite: leaching-retarded
fertilizers for sandy soils. |
14:40 – 15:00 |
Assessment of salinity hazard by
Time Domain Reflectometry in flooded sandy paddy soils. |
15:00 – 15:20 |
Coffee / Tea |
15:20 – 15:40 |
Effects of land use changes on soil chemical properties of sandy soils from tropical Hainan, China. Wu, W.; Mingzhi Chen and Bo Sun |
15:40 – 16:00 |
Improvement of the saline sandy
soil in Northeast Thailand using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). |
16:00 – 16:20 |
Impact of agricultural practices
on the biogeochemical functioning of sandy salt-affected paddy soils in Northeastern
Thailand. |
16:20 – 16:40 |
Remediation of soil
acidification by form of nitrogen fertilizer on grass swards of Australia and Thailand. |
16:40 – 17:00 |
Influence of afforestation with eucalypts in Congolese
savannas on long-term nutrient availability in the
soils. |
17:00 – 18:00 |
Poster session |
19:00 – 21:00 |
Meet and greet |
Tuesday, 29 November 2005
Session 4. Physical properties of tropical sandy soils
Chairman:
Andrew Noble |
|
08:00 – 08:40 |
Physical properties of tropical
sandy soils: A large range of behaviours. |
08:40 – 09:00 |
Compaction processes in a tilled
sandy soil. |
09:00 – 09:20 |
Physical reorganization of sand
due to the motion of a solid intruder. |
09:20 – 09:40 |
Wind and water erosions of non
cultivated sandy soils in the Sahel: a case study in Northern Burkina Faso, Africa. |
09:40 – 10:00 |
Surface crusts of semi-arid sandy
soils: types, functions and management. |
10:00 – 10:20 |
Coffee / Tea |
10:20 – 10:40 |
An estimation of water retention properties in sandy
soils of Southern Brazil. |
10:40 – 11:00 |
Hydraulics of rill initiation on
a low-slope sandy soil. |
11:00 – 11:20 |
The co-composting of waste
bentonites from the processing of vegetable oil and its impact on selected soil
properties of a light textured sand. |
11:20 – 11:40 |
Short-term effects of
agricultural practices on the soil structure and hydrodynamic in a deep tilled
hardened sandy-silty volcanic-ash soil (cangahua) in Ecuador. |
11:40 – 13:20 |
Lunch |
Session 5. The role of organic matter and biological activity
Chairman:
Alfred Harteminck |
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13:20 – 14:00 |
Organic matter and
biofunctioning in tropical sandy soils and implications for its management. |
14:00 – 14:20 |
On-farm assessment of long term
effects of organic matter management on soil characteristics of paddy fields
threatened by salinity in Northeast Thailand. |
14:20 – 14:40 |
Nitrogen mineralization capacity of coastal sandy soils
of the Thua Thien Hue Province, Central
Vietnam. |
14:40 – 15:00 |
Effects of salinity-tolerance
cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. on soil characteristics and plant growth. |
15:00 – 15:20 |
Dry matter production and
digestibility of Centrosema pubescens and Pueraria phaseoloides with
rock phosphate fertilization and mycorrhizae inoculation in latosolic soil. |
15:20 – 15:40 |
Coffee / Tea |
15:40 – 16:00 |
Short-term dynamics of soil
organic matter and microbial biomass after simulated rainfall on tropical sandy soils. |
16:00 – 16:20 |
Eucalypt litter quality and
sandy soils: addressing two cumulative effects on topsoil organic-matter
and soil faunal activity in African plantations. |
16:20 – 16:40 |
Effect of fallowing on carbon
sequestration in a humid tropical sandy soil (Mangodara, Burkina Faso). |
16:40 – 17:00 |
Soil organic matter loss and fertility
degradation under different agricultural land uses in sandy soils
of Northeast Thailand and the use of organic materials of different qualities
as a possible restoration measure. |
Session 6. The management of these agro-ecosystems
Chairman:
Pirmpoon Keerati-Kasikorn |
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08:00 – 08:40 |
The management of the
agro-ecosystems associated with sandy soils. |
08:40 – 09:00 |
Long-term topsoil changes under
pearl millet production in the Sahel. |
09:00 – 09:20 |
Subsurface leaky pipe irrigation
with vertical option as a suitable irrigation method for light soils. |
09:20 – 09:40 |
The optimal size of farm ponds in
Northeast Thailand with respect to farming style and multiple uses of water and under various
biophysical and socio-economic conditions. |
09:40 – 10:00 |
Role of bio-resources in
improving the fertility of coastal sandy soils for sustainable groundnut production. |
10:00 – 10:20 |
Coffee / Tea |
10:20 – 10:40 |
Performance of rice in lowland
soils amended with humified sludge and organic manures. |
10:40 – 11:00 |
Paddy use and status of water resources in a first
order watershed in a sandy soil area of Northeast Thailand. |
11:00 – 11:20 |
Overview of sandy soils
management in Vietnam. |
11:20 – 11:40 |
Carbon mineralization in coastal
sandy tracts under semi dry rice production. |
11:40 – 13:20 |
Lunch |
Session 6. The management of these agro-ecosystems (continued)
Chairman:
Christian Valentin |
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13:20 – 14:00 |
A decision support framework for
the sustainable management of sandy soils. |
14:00 – 14:20 |
Managing organic inputs for
enhancing biological and physico-chemical soil health in the West African
savannas. |
14:20 – 14:40 |
Re-evaluation of fertility status
of sandy soil in Northeast Thailand with reference to soil-plant nutrient budgets. |
14:40 – 15:00 |
Addition of clay based soil ameliorants to light
textured soils to reduce nutrient loss and increase crop
productivity. |
15:00 – 15:20 |
Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on yield
and quality of ruzi grass (brachiaria ruziziensis) grown on saline sandy soils of
the Northeast, Thailand. |
15:20 – 15:40 |
Coffee / Tea |
15:40 – 16:00 |
Positive impact of traditional
rice cropping on geochemical qualities of saline sandy soil in Northeast
Thailand. |
16:00 – 16:20 |
Significance of soil management
practices on degradation and/or conservation of upland sandy soils
in semi-arid West Africa |
16:20 – 16:40 |
Management solution for improving
soil organic matter for crop productivity and environmental quality
in the tropical island of Guam |
16:40 – 18:00 |
Poster session |
Wednesday, 30 November 2005
09:00 – 09:45 |
Depart the Sofitel Racha Orchid Hotel to Ban Nong Saeng District Amphoe Muang |
09:45 – 11:00 |
Stop 1: |
11:00 – 11:20 |
Travel to Khon Kaen Industrial and Community Education College Amphoe Chonabot |
11:20 – 14:00 |
Stop 2: |
14:00 – 14:30 |
Travel to Stop 3 |
14:30 – 16:00 |
Stop 3: |
16:00 – 16:45 |
Depart for the Sofitel Racha Orchid Hotel |
19:00 � 22:00 |
Thursday, 1 December 2005
Session 7. Successes and failures: Stakeholders and development agencies perspectives in enhancing the livelihoods of communities on light textured sandy soils
Chairman:
Daniel Tessier |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
The “Dr Soils” Programme of the
Land Development Department, Thailand. |
09:00 – 09:20 |
Crop and soil management under integrated farming
systems in Northeast Thailand: an individual
farmers experience. |
09:20 – 09:40 |
Sustainable intensification of crop-livestock systems
on sandy soils of Latin America: trade-offs between
production and conservation. |
09:40 – 10:00 |
Technologies for sustainable
management of sandy Sahelian soils. |
10:00 – 10:20 |
Coffee / Tea |
10:20 – 10:40 |
Farmer
perceptions, choice and adoption of soil management technologies in maize-based farming
systems of Malawi. |
10:40 – 11:00 |
Suitable approach for sustainable
soil fertility management in Sahelian zone of Niger, West Africa. |
11:00 – 11:20 |
Farmers’ approaches on
rehabilitation of degraded soils in the Northeast of Thailand. |
11:20 – 12:00 |
Panel discussion |
12:00 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
Session 8. Issues and priorities for the future sustainable utilization of light textured and sandy soils in the tropics
Chairman:
Hari Eswaran |
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13:30 – 15.30 |
Open forum discussion |
15:30 – 15:50 |
Coffee / Tea |
15:50 – 17:30 |
Closing Session |
Session 1. Global extent of tropical sandy soils and their pedogenesis
Spatial heterogeneity in sandy soils of the Sahel region in West Africa: implications for desertification processes.
Shinjo, H.; Ikazaki, K.; Tanaka, U. and Kosaki, T.The potential productivity of sandy soil for sugarcane in some regions of Thailand associated with micromorphological observations.
Sindhusen, P.; H. Pichainarong and K. Marlairodsiri
Session 2. Socio-economic imperatives
Protection ratio, an economic indicator for assessing locations for strategic dike reinforcement for erosion management in rainfed paddy-upland sandy soil mini-watersheds
Caldwell, J.S.; Sukchan, S; Ogura, C.; On-ok, W. and Prabpan, M.
Session 3. Chemical properties and their effect on productivity
Assessment of salinity hazard by electromagnetism induction method in flooded sandy paddy soils
Grunberger, O.; Maeght, J.L; Montoroi, J.P; Enet, Y; Rattana-Anupap, S.; Wiengwongnam, J.and Hammecker, C.
Cation exchange capacity of sandy salt-affected paddy soils by ammonium acetate, cobalt-hexamine and compulsive method
Promkutkaew, A.; Grunberger, O.; Bhuthorndharaj, S. and Noble, A.D.Mineralogical and chemical properties of low activity kaolin-rich, light-textured soils in Thailand
Wiriyakitnateekul, W.; Suddhiprakarn, A.; Kheuruenromne, I. and Gilkes, R.J.Phosphate desorption by sandy soil of Northeast Thailand
Srikhun, W.; and Keerati-Kasikorn, P.Clays concentrate nutrient reserves in a toposequence of sandy soils in Northeast Thailand Caignet, I.; Iserentant, A.; Wiriyakitnateekul, W.; Suksan, S.; Maeght, J.L.; Hartmann, C. and Delvaux, B.
The potential of Quartzipsamments for sugarcane growing in Southeast Coast, Thailand Tawornpruek, S.; Suddhiprakarn, A. and Kheoruenromne, I.
Influence of fertilizer inputs on soil solution chemistry in eucalypt plantations established on Brazilian sandy soils
Maquere, V. ; Laclau, J.-P.; Gonçalves, J.L.M.; Piccolo, M.C.; Krushe, A.V. ; Rosias, M.F.G. and Ranger, J.Greenhouse gases production and emission from saline sandy paddy fields in Khon Kaen, Thailand
Murakami, M.; Amkha S.; Inubushi, K.; Yagi, K.; Tulaphitak, D.; Tulaphitak, T. and Saenjan, P.
Session 4. Physical properties of tropical sandy soils
Water infiltration in saline sandy soils
Hammecker, C.; R. Razzouk; J-L Maeght and O. GrunbergerWind processes improve water infiltration in Sahelian sandy rangeland
Ribolzi, O.; Hermida, M.; Delhoume, J.P.; Karambiri, H. and Thiombiano, L.Hardpan formation of som coarse-textured upland soils in Thailand
Anusontpornperm, S.; Nortcliff, S. and Kheoruenromne I.The effect of salinity on sandy soils physical characteristics and rice root system development: a case study from Northeast Thailand
Hartmann, C.; Hao, H.; Maeght, J.L.; Noble, A.D.; Yuvaniyama, A. and Polthanee, A.
Session 5. The role of organic matter and biological activity
Mineralizaton of organic amendments in a sandy soil of Central Vietnam
De Backer C.; Pham Quang Ha; Chiang N.C. and Dufey J.E.Patterns of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in grazed and un-grazed exclosures of semi-arid rangelands in South Africa
Moussa A.S.; Van Rensburg L.; Kellner K. and Bationo A.Selection of bacteria from soil samples for liquid biofertilizer production
Piamtongkam, R.; Yongvanich, T. and Chulalaksananukul, W.Management of subsoil hard pans in tropical sodic sandy soil
Kaleeswari, R.K.; R. Kalpana and P. DevasenapathyNitrogen dynamics under different farmer practices in sandy salt-affected paddy fields in Northeast of Thailand
Suvannang, N.; Quantin, C.; Grunberger, O.; Maegh, J.L. and Chutchitt, S.
Session 6. The management of these agro-ecosystems
Sandy soil improvement using organic matter and mineral fertilizers on the yield and quality of Papaya
Mongkon Ta-Oun; Santibhab Panchaban; Suttipong Pruangka and Patcharee
TherajindakajornEffect of various amendments on yield and quality of papaya grown on sandy soils
Mongkon Ta-Oun; Santibhab Panchaban; Suttipong Pruangka and Patcharee
TherajindakajornVietnam-Belgium project for improving food crop productivity on the sandy soils of the coastal zone in Central Vietnam
Pham Khanh Tu; Pham Quang Ha; Tran Van Minh; Bui Huy Hien; Lebailly, Ph.; Haubruge, E.; Maraite, H.; Bragard, C.; Delvaux, B.; Chiang, N.Cl. and Dufey, J.E.Salinity control by farmers practices in sandy soil
Maeght, J.L.; Grunberger, O. Hammecker, C.;Sukchan Somsak; Hartmann, C. and Wiriyakinateekul W.Land degradation assessment in drylands: are there management solutions?
Niino, Y.Phosphorus index for tropical sandy rice field and pineapple fields
Sukreeyapongse, O.; Charanworapan, C.; Pongkanjana, A. and Kanjanathanaset, K.The potential of Quartzipsamments for sugarcane growing in Southeast Coast, Thailand Tawornpruek, S.; Suddhiprakarn, A. and Kheoruenromne, I.
Properties of coarse-textured Alfisols under cassava in Thailand
Thanachit, S.; Suddhiprakarn, A.; Kheoruenromne, I. and Gilkes, R.J.Effect of land use management on groundwater and soil salinization in Northeast Thailand Yuvaniyama, A.; Lertsirivorakul, R. and Sriboonruang, V.
Characteristic and management of tin mine tailings in Thailand
Srithongchim, S. and Tepsuporngul, A.The improved presences of halophilic bacteria in sandy saline soils with the application of chemical fertilizer, bioextract and molasses
Choruk, K.Saline soil improvement with biofertilizer for the growing kale (brassica albonglabra).
Kurukodt, K.Organic agricultural systems for cassava crops in soil group 40
Junrungreung, S.; S. Chinon; T. Rattanakaew and S. Saelim
Session 7. Successes and failures: Stakeholders and development agencies perspectives in enhancing the livelihoods of communities on light textured sandy soil
Reclamation of deteriorated land in Khao Hin Sorn Royal Development Study Center
Swuttanakoon, S.; Tiwatri, K. and Patanakanok, B.